Series on issues related to the functions and workings of the Bretton Woods institutions, session I: Workshop on concepts and techniques of incorporating sustainable development concerns into economic policies Organized jointly with the Office of the Special Representative of the World Bank to the United Nations United Nations Headquarters, New York   Objectives  The objective of the workshop is to introduce the participants to the links between economic development and the environment. Sustainable development must balance economic concerns and environmental management, based on the premise that a healthy environment is an important component of a growing economy. Some countries have been successful in doing this, while others still see protecting the environment and promoting rapid economic growth as being mutually exclusive. This perception holds at both the project level, as well as at the macro, economy-wide, level. Recent experience has highlighted the importance of explicitly considering both the project and the national level impacts as well as the links between them when addressing environmental problems. In addition, there is growing awareness of the links between various global environmental issues (such as ozone depletion, green house gas emissions, or conservation of biodiversity) and the benefits of recognizing these links when designing national responses to global environmental issues. These topics, and the opportunities for setting policies that will meet multiple objectives (environmental protection and economic growth) will also be considered in the seminar. The workshop, therefore, will focus on all three levels -- local, national, and global -- and will use case studies from developing countries to illustrate these concepts and the policy lessons that come from practical experience. Organization  The workshop will consist of lectures, briefings and in-depth analysis of the topics under discussion with interventions from practitioners, analysts and academics from the World Bank as well as from academia. Working Language English Dates 13 and 14 May 1999   © 1999-2000 UNITAR, All Rights Reserved